Nick Wooster can draw a crowd.
The silver-haired men’s wear vet quickly became the center of the Classic Car Club in SoHo when he arrived Tuesday night to a party for the Cadillac Capsule Clothing Collection.
Wooster put together the collection, which consists of fall 2015 pieces from New York Men’s Day designers, including David Hart, Gents, Carlos Campos and Ernest Alexander.
“Cadillac asked me to curate a group of things that I think any guy should have,” said Wooster. “There’s stuff for an advanced guy, stuff for an in-between guy and stuff for a guy who’s totally risk averse.” Among those in attendance were a number of regular New York guys who fall into several of those categories: Steven Kolb, Alan Cumming and Lorenzo Martone.
Cadillac, which sponsors New York Men’s Day and New York Fashion Week: Men’s, has established itself as a major proponent of the New York men’s wear industry, and according to Eneuri Acosta, the brand’s lifestyle and luxury communications manager, Cadillac is interested in helping designers beyond fashion week.
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“We asked ourselves, ‘How do we impact their business and help them drive sales?’” said Acosta, who added that this is Cadillac’s first time working with a retailer. “We want to speak to this community credibly and for us it’s a continuous effort to show that we respect the men’s space.”
The party came a few weeks after the inaugural New York Fashion Week: Men’s, which was deemed mostly successful by retailers and designers. And Wooster, who has become the de facto face of New York street style, was all too eager to play cheerleader.
“I think it’s a great time to be a man. It’s a great time to be a man interested in clothes and it’s a great time to celebrate that.”